Basic facts

This attraction originally opened on May 28th, 1999 as Dueling Dragons, in the Lost Continent section of Universal's Islands of Adventure. After the announcement of The Wizarding World of Harry Potter, in May of 2007, the attraction temporarily closed in 2009 to be slightly rethemed and incorporated into the new area. The attraction officially reopened on June 28th, 2010 as Dragon Challenge.

After entering the queue,located inside a castle, participants will walk through the champion's tent and will see some artefacts such as the Goblet of Fire.[1]

The riders have the option to ride the red dragon (the Chinese Fireball) or the blue/green dragon (the Hungarian Horntail). However, the Hungarian Horntail is actually black, having been modified from the original conception.

Originally, both rollercoaster trains on this attraction where dispatched synonymously to simulate a "duel", However the trains no longer duel after an accident where a rider was severely injured by flying debris.[2]